# Live Fish and Reptiles Sold as Keychains in China **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [April 13, 2011, 5:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/live-fish-and-reptiles-sold-as-keychains-in-china/578202 "2011-04-13T05:47:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eyebrows_0f_doom/32/3119_2.png) [@Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eyebrows_0f_Doom)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2011, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/live-fish-and-reptiles-sold-as-keychains-in-china/578202/81 "2011-04-17T16:50:47Z")
> [@SecretaryofEvil](#): > > Eyebrows, do you just hate reading my posts? This is the second time you’ve quoted one line from one of my posts then asked a question that indicated you hadn’t bothered to read the rest of it. > > I can’t be outraged at both because I’m not outraged by the key chain thing. I don’t see it as particularly worse than how animals are treated by mainstream Americans. How is this really any worse than deer hunting? Some people do rely on the meat, and a lot of the meat gets donated to food banks, but Americans primarily hunt dear for sport. They kill deer because they enjoy it. Gunshot and arrow wounds can kill instantly, but they can also kill slowly and painfully.I know some people are against deer hunting, but most people on this board, and in America, aren’t particularly outraged about it. That’s not my point. I don’t care that you’re not outraged about it, (I’m not even convinced it’s not a hoax.) I just don’t understand the mindset you seemed to put forth that you have to “save” outrage. I’ve seen such statements said here before and it doesn’t make sense. It’s not like it’s a finite commodity that you can only parcel out a piece at a time. And I have absolutely no idea who you are or where I may have quoted you before. ---
**Author:** ![Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/malleus_incus_stapes/32/3293_2.png) [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malleus_Incus_Stapes)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2011, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/live-fish-and-reptiles-sold-as-keychains-in-china/578202/82 "2011-04-17T18:00:22Z")
> [@SecretaryofEvil](#): > > I’ve heard several times second hand, so hopefully a doper can confirm or refute this, that many East Asians are completely grossed out by yogurt. The idea being, “Ewww! You crazy white folks actually eat milk that’s so rotten it’s chunky?” I imagine that this could be a very regional thing, since I know Mongolians eat a ton of dairy. I’m a white American, and _I’m_ grossed out by yogurt. And ketchup and peanut butter… come to think of it, gooey semi-solids in general. Er, but I think I’m straying a bit off topic… ---
**Author:** ![drachillix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/48db29/32.png) [@drachillix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drachillix)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2011, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/live-fish-and-reptiles-sold-as-keychains-in-china/578202/83 "2011-04-17T18:25:16Z")
> [@Steophan](#): > > Good thing no-one in the west eats oysters or lobster then. Or Amaebi not reccomended for the very squeamish [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/XBDzfBdiRbU/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEmCOADEOgC8quKqQMa8AEB-AH-BIAC4AOKAgwIABABGHIgXyhGMA8=&rs=AOn4CLADfbAWWfWkuiPhzRnBrXXhvV7lXQ "AMA EBI SUSHI") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XBDzfBdiRbU) live ahi tuna sushi [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/e6hmrjmm74A/hqdefault.jpg "sushi made from live fish") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e6hmrjmm74A) live sea urchin [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/wNLuxznKdCU/hqdefault.jpg "LIVE SEA URCHIN") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wNLuxznKdCU) ---
**Author:** ![drachillix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/48db29/32.png) [@drachillix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drachillix)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2011, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/live-fish-and-reptiles-sold-as-keychains-in-china/578202/84 "2011-04-17T18:29:24Z")
> [@SecretaryofEvil](#): > > the Italians eat squid. I have come across no less than a dozen people who love calamari, but wouldnt touch a squid if you payed them…I always wait till after dinner to tell them calamari IS squid. ---
**Author:** ![SecretaryofEvil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e95f7d/32.png) [@SecretaryofEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SecretaryofEvil)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2011, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/live-fish-and-reptiles-sold-as-keychains-in-china/578202/85 "2011-04-18T00:40:36Z")
> [@Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](#): > > That’s not my point. I don’t care that you’re not outraged about it, (I’m not even convinced it’s not a hoax.) I just don’t understand the mindset you seemed to put forth that you have to “save” outrage. I’ve seen such statements said here before and it doesn’t make sense. It’s not like it’s a finite commodity that you can only parcel out a piece at a time. > > And I have absolutely no idea who you are or where I may have quoted you before. Fair enough. Ok, I’m not saving my outrage. I’m just not outraged by the keychain thing. It was in this Inception thread. [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=13507363#post13507363](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=13507363#post13507363) Post 54. I express my outrage in post 59. I don’t post that much, so it’s a bit easier for me to remember certain threads. ---
**Author:** ![HazelNutCoffee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ac91a4/32.png) [@HazelNutCoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HazelNutCoffee)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2011, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/live-fish-and-reptiles-sold-as-keychains-in-china/578202/86 "2011-04-18T01:44:18Z")
> [@SecretaryofEvil](#): > > I’ve heard several times second hand, so hopefully a doper can confirm or refute this, that many East Asians are completely grossed out by yogurt. The idea being, “Ewww! You crazy white folks actually eat milk that’s so rotten it’s chunky?” I imagine that this could be a very regional thing, since I know Mongolians eat a ton of dairy. Koreans love yogurt. Helps keep you regular, you know. Koreans are obsessed with their bowel movements. ---
**Author:** ![SecretaryofEvil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e95f7d/32.png) [@SecretaryofEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SecretaryofEvil)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2011, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/live-fish-and-reptiles-sold-as-keychains-in-china/578202/87 "2011-04-18T03:09:00Z")
> [@HazelNutCoffee](#): > > Koreans love yogurt. Helps keep you regular, you know. Koreans are obsessed with their bowel movements. I learned two things today. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/live-fish-and-reptiles-sold-as-keychains-in-china/578202.md?page=4)